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That second cover is the silliest one of the entire run - were they really telling little children like me that Red Indians (as we would have called them back then) looked like Hiawatha and still lived in tepees in 1972. That was just spreading ignorance among young minds.

Ach, you're such a cynic, CJ. I suspect there MAY still have been the odd Indian reservation where they lived like that, but even if not, DCT were merely presenting a picture that played to the popular perceptions of the time - call it artistic licence. To most people outside of America, their only experience of Indians came through what they saw on Westerns on TV, so why rock the boat? (Or tilt the tepee?)

Incidentally (just checked), according to a 2009 article, many Crow tribe Indians still live in tepees, and even ones who live in houses often have a tepee alongside. Whoda thunk it?

Personally, I've loved the Little Star galleries. In the early '70s, I used to go along with my Dad to pick up a copy on a Saturday for my little sister, along with either a Beano or TV Comic for myself. Thanks for the nostalgia trip!

Well I HAVE been following the series, Kid. But I just couldn't think of anything to say!I, for one, have absolutely NOTHING against nursery comics, I have bought them myself as an adult. I love ALL comics!What I would really love to see are some of my very first comics - 50's Playhour and Jack & Jill's.I don't remember Little Star, even though I bought some Twinkles for my daughters.

That's something I often have trouble with when writing a new post - I can't think of anything to say. (That explains a lot, I'll bet.) I was never bought nursery comics when I was younger, as far as I can remember. I only bought Little Star (as a young teenager) because it was a new comic. I doubt I bought more than the first 3 issues 'though, apart from the possible odd exception.

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